7 CFR § 3405.3 - Institutional eligibility.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s3405.3"
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title: "7 CFR § 3405.3 - Institutional eligibility."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "3405.3"
section_name: "Institutional eligibility."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "3405"
part_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 1470, National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3316)."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 39317, July 22, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3405"
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# 3405.3 Institutional eligibility.

Proposals may be submitted by land-grant and other U.S. colleges and universities offering a baccalaureate or first professional degree in at least one discipline or area of the food and agricultural sciences. Each applicant must have a demonstrable capacity for, and a significant ongoing commitment to, the teaching of food and agricultural sciences generally and to the specific need and/or subject area(s) for which a grant is requested. Awards may be made only to eligible institutions as defined in § 3405.2(i).